Elkin Blanco

Elkin Blanco
Blanco with Millonarios in 2012
Personal information
Full name Elkin Blanco Rivas[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-05) September 5, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Acandí, Chocó, Colombia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orense
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Once Caldas 16 (0)
2009–2016 Millonarios 143 (2)
2014 → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Atlético Nacional 35 (1)
2017–2018 América de Cali 30 (0)
2019 Rionegro Águilas 14 (0)
2019 Atlético Bucaramanga 7 (0)
2020– Orense 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:17, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Elkin Blanco Rivas[a] (born 5 September 1989), known as Elkin Blanco, is a Colombian football midfielder who currently plays for Orense in the Categoría Primera A.[2]

Career

Club

In July 2014, Blanco joined Moldovan Divizia Națională side Sheriff Tiraspol on a six-month loan.[3] Blanco returned to Millonarios at the end of his loan deal in January 2015.[4]

International

He has played in the [clarification needed] with the U-20. In 2009, he played South American Championship U-20 in Venezuela.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2016[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millonarios 2009 Categoría Primera A 17 0 8 0 — — 25 0
2010 18 0 5 0 — — 23 0
2011 19 1 16 0 — — 35 1
2012 21 0 9 0 6 0 — 36 0
2013 36 0 11 0 4 0 2 0 53 0
2014 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2015 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
2016 17 1 4 0 — — 21 1
Total 143 2 54 0 10 0 2 0 209 2
Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 2014–15 Divizia Națională 7 0 0 0 4 0 — 11 0
Atlético Nacional 2016 Categoría Primera A 16 1 4 0 8 0 — 28 1
Career total 166 3 58 0 22 0 2 0 248 3

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Caracol Radio | Noticias, deportes y opinión en Colombia".
  3. ^ "Ряды Шерифа пополнил Бланко Элкин". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Команду покинул Элкин Бланко". www.fc-sheriff.com/ (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  5. ^ "E.Blanco". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2015.